Knee problems are inevitable in people engaging in a lot of sport or who generally lead an active lifestyle. When doing any repetitive or strenuous activity using your knees, you should expect some problems arising from that area. Where a clicking knee is concerned,...

The elbow is a typical hinge joint in the human body that is lubricated by a thin layer of synovial fluid. Inflammation of the synovial membrane causes a painful swelling in the elbow. Continuous jarring of the elbow joint causes pain and stiffness in the elbow. Any...

Many people know of Tai chi from looking at pictures in movies of people lined up in a square doing slow dance like movements in synchronicity. It’s quite an animated scene to watch as every movement is done with such meticulous precision it almost looks like hard...

Inflammation of a tendon, a band of tissue that connects the muscles to the bones in the human body, is the main cause of elbow tendonitis. The tendons become painful and tender and there is a creaking sensation you move the elbow joint. Tendons are much tougher than...

One of the most common types of arthroplasty is a hip joint replacement in which the hip joint is replaced with an artificial joint. The hip is a ball and socket joint at the top of each leg, in which the ball at the end of the thigh bone fits into a socket in the...